{
  "id": 14587369,
  "title": "Takaichi to Appoint Arata Takebe as the Successor of Scandal-hit Agriculture Minister",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/takaichi-to-appoint-arata-takebe-as-the-successor-of-scandal-hit",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T02:01:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
    "slug": "the-japan-news-by-the-yomiuri-shimbun",
    "url": "https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/politics-government/20261015-353818/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has decided to appoint Arata Takebe as the new Agriculture Minister. The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned. He will succeed the scandal-hit former Agriculture Minister Kazuo Yana, who has resigned on Wednesday.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}